Burnett

AJ Burnett is one of my favorite pitchers around. Today he went 7 innings giving up 6 hits and 2 runs. He did walk 3 batters but the truly surprising stat is that he only struck out 1 batter. The guy is a strikeout pitcher and it's surprising to see him strike out only 1 person in such a great performance. Hopefully this is indicative of someone who is maturing as a pitcher. I'm hoping that he realizes that he doesn't have to strike every batter out and that he has a damn good defense behind him. By not trying to strike out batters and pitching to contact, Burnett conserves pitches and can last longer into ball games. I'm hoping this is a sign of things to come.